Great courses (DVD). Modern history

"Course Number 8000"--Container

"Follow a noted CIA expert and uncover how the CIA has shaped modern world history."--Container

Contains 24 lectures; 30 minutes per lecture

Lecturer: Professor Hugh Wilford, California State University

DVD; Dolby surround; region 1

Disc 1.

Secrecy, democracy, and the birth of the CIA -- George Kennan and the rise of covert ops -- CIA, China, and the Korean War -- Iran coup of August 1953 -- Regime change in Guatemala -- Operation rollback in Eastern Europe.

Disc 2.

U-2 spy missions and battleground Berlin -- CIA in Syria, Indonesia, and the Congo -- Under orders: the agency targets Castro -- Missile crisis in Cuba and at Langley -- Unquiet American: Edward Lansdale in Vietnam -- CIA fronts and the Ramparts exposé.

Disc 3.

Spies in Hollywood: romance and thriller -- Nixon, Kissinger, and the coup in Chile -- Watergate, Nixon, and the family jewels -- James Angleton and the great CIA molehunt -- Colby, Church, and the CIA crisis of 1975 -- CIA, Carter, and the hostage crisis in Iran.

Disc 4.

Reagan, Casey, and the Iran-Contra scandal -- Afghanistan, the Soviets, and the CIA -- Intelligence failure: the road to 9/11 -- CIA advance in Afghanistan, retreat in Iraq -- CIA renditions, interrogations, and drones -- CIA balance sheet: wins and losses